Ryan Reaves

Ryan Reaves reached into his mouth, pulled out a tooth and handed it to a trainer while sitting on the Blues bench. It was another teeth-rattling — literally — bone-crunching edition of one of the fiercest rivalries in the NHL when the Blackhawks and Blues butted heads Sunday night at the United Center. With the added importance of a heated race at the top of the Central Division, the teams ramped up the intensity in what could be a preview of a first-round playoff series. In the first of two meetings between the teams this week, hits were delivered and messages were sent, but of utmost importance were the two points at stake. In the end, the Blues captured them as they...

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